News from April 2023
Atlanta Ranks 3rd Among EPA’s 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA (April 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Atlanta ranked third among all U.S. cities and tops among ...
Oklahoma; Excess Emission and Malfunction Reporting Requirements discussed on April 26 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chairs Rodgers and Duncan to FERC: “You’re Neglecting Your Role to Secure America’s Electrical Grid”
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Acting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the other Commissioners demanding they return the agency to its core mission to help deliver abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for Americans.
Chicago Ranks #8 in EPA’s ‘Top Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Chicago for ranking eighth on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities” list. Chicago earned its spot with 221 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.
EPA Releases Report Showing Health Impacts of Climate Change on Children in the United States
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — The signs of climate change are all around us, and children are uniquely vulnerable to its impacts. Climate change-related impacts in childhood can have lifelong consequences due to effects on learning, physical health, and housing security. A new national-scale, multi-sector EPA report ...
EPA Orders Hiro Systems Hawaii to Stop Sale of Unregistered, Possibly Fraudulent Disinfectants
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a legally binding stop sale order to Honolulu-based Hiro Systems Hawaii LLC to prevent the illegal distribution and sale of misbranded and unregistered pesticide products, including disinfectants and sanitizers.
EPA Celebrates the 2023 Winners of the Presidential Environmental Youth and Educator Awards in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA (April 26, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Awards ...
Chair Rodgers Applauds the Passage of Limit, Save, Grow Act
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement applauding the passage of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which will address the unsustainable spending that has been exacerbated under President Biden.
Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson Exposes Risks of Biden’s Rush-to-Green Agenda
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee hearing titled: “Exposing the Environmental, Human Rights, and National Security Risks of the Biden Administration’s Rush to Green Policies."
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site on April 26
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
EPA Names Four Kentucky Cities Among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: FRANKFORT, KY. (April 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Four Kentucky cities made top lists. Louisville ranked ...
Chair Rodgers Applauds the Passage of Limit, Save, Grow Act
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement applauding the passage of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which will address the unsustainable spending that has been exacerbated under President Biden.
Honeywell International, Olin Corp. to pay for cleanup at Superfund site near Moundsville, W. Va.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: PHILADELPHIA (April 25, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) have entered a settlement with Honeywell International Inc. and Olin Corporation that requires the companies to pay cleanup costs and implement the cleanup remedy ...
EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. Coming in at first place for the fourth year in a row, Los Angeles leads with nearly 750 ENERGY STAR certified buildings. In second place is Washington, D.C. with 555 buildings, followed by Atlanta in third place with 376 buildings.
EPA Lists Two Michigan Cities as ‘Top Cities’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Jackson, Michigan for ranking first among small cities, and Grand Rapids, Michigan for ranking fourth among mid-sized cities on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list.
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) discussed on April 26 by Environmental Protection Agency
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on April 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Two Rhode Island teachers receive EPA's 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: BOSTON (April 26, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), have announced the 2023 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).
Chairs Rodgers and Duncan to FERC: “You’re Neglecting Your Role to Secure America’s Electrical Grid”
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) sent a letter to Acting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the other Commissioners demanding they return the agency to its core mission to help deliver abundant, reliable, and affordable energy for Americans.
Denver among 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: DENVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its annual “Top Cities” list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022. In EPA Region 8, Denver moves up to 6th on the list this year, with Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah, and Boulder, Colo. ranked among the top ten in the mid-sized city category.
EPA Rates Cincinnati as a ‘Top City’ for ENERGY STAR Buildings
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2023
News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today congratulates Cincinnati for ranking 25th on the annual ENERGY STAR ‘Top Cities’ list. Cincinnati earned its spot with 59 certified ENERGY STAR commercial and multifamily buildings in 2022.